Vive la Revolution A Stand-Up History of the French Revolution

Name: Vive la Revolution A Stand-Up History of the French Revolution
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ISBN: 9781931859370

ISBN-10: 193185937X

ISBN-13: 9781931859370

Edition: 2006

Authors: Mark Steel

List price: $15.00

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"Thank goodness . . . for Mark Steel. Engagingly lighthearted while clearly thorough, the author has taken the events of the French Revolution and given them a human face, as well as neatly poking fun at the over-pomposity with which our recent historians have dealt with the period."- The Observer nbsp; "With Vive La Revolution [Steel] examines the raw material of 1789, not so much in search of laughs as in an attempt to reclaim the first popular revolution from the dry historians."- Scotsman nbsp; "A cross between a history of the French Revolution and a spirited defense of the ideals that inspired it."- The Independent nbsp; "Steel expertly guides the reader…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Publication date: 12/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 293
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English